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Kia Sorento 2016–2020

Kia Sorento 2016–2020 representative vehicle image
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2016–2020 · 3rd Generation

Updated By CarFaultIQ Editorial Team

Showing coverage that applies to the Kia Sorento across 2016–2020.

The 2016–2020 Sorento is the third-generation vehicle in CarFaultIQ's coverage. The imported records for these model years show 2.0, 2.4 and 3.3-litre configurations in four- and six-cylinder gasoline form. What follows is narrowed to these five model years.

What was offered in these years

  • Engine sizes: 2L, 2.4L, 3.3L
  • Cylinder counts: 4, 6
  • Powertrain types: gasoline
  • Fuel types: regular gasoline

Displacements and powertrain types come from the imported vehicle records for these model years. A specific engine code cannot be established from displacement alone, so no engine-specific claim is made here.

Documented problems for these years

Five documented pages reach these years, but only one matches the window closely: a blower motor noise record covering 2014–2020. The other four all end partway through. Timing chain noise and CV axle vibration are recorded for 2014–2018, a Theta II-era engine record covers 2011–2016, and an oil consumption record covers 2012–2016. The two engine records therefore reach only the first model year of this generation, and a 2019 or 2020 Sorento falls outside four of the five records entirely.

Buying and inspection guidance

CarFaultIQ holds no recall campaign or complaint-category aggregate scoped to these years, so what is shown here comes from the issue pages alone. That describes the records held locally and is not evidence that no campaign applies, so a VIN check against the official database is still worth doing. Because the records concentrate in the earlier model years, the year on the car changes the picture substantially. The linked common-problems page steps back to the whole model.